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  • Stroke Month Education June 2017 – Learn to Access On line Stroke Resources

    Please join the Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network - Stroke Month Webinar Title: Learn to Access On line Stroke Resources Helping Health Care Providers provide their Patients and Families information through technology.  This webinar will detail the benefits of the Northwest Healthline “Stroke Resources” tab, additional on line links and websites to teach your stroke […]

  • Canadian Stroke Congress 2017

    Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

    The Canadian Stroke Congress is a uniquely Canadian forum in which participants reflecting “bench-to-bedside-to-community” perspectives of stroke can exchange ideas, collaborate, and learn about innovation in stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery. The Canadian Stroke Congress normally attracts more than 800 delegates from across Canada and around the world. Delegates include leading neurologists, neurointerventionalists, internists, general […]

  • NDT/BOBATH Certificate Course in the Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury

    Toronto

    Thank you for your interest in the NDT/Bobath Certificate Course in the Management of Adults with Stroke and Brain Injury. Registration is now open. For questions or assistance or to be added to the waiting list for next year’s course, please contact Conference Services at 416 597-3422 ext. 3448 or by email at conferences@uhn.ca WHEN Part […]

  • Chronic Disease Self-Management Program – On Line

    An On-Line version of the popular Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is accepting registrations for this Stanford University designed program. Workshops on line start on September 16th and run for six weeks, with participants logging on at their convenience. See below documents for details. POSTER BROCHURE 

    Free

  • Highlights from the University of Alberta’s Stroke Rehabilitation Certificate Course – Part 1

    Topic: Box and Block Test Versus Nine Hole Peg Test to Assess Manual Dexterity Skills in Adults who Experience Upper-Extremity Hemiparesis Post-Stroke Presenter: Erica Ogilvie, Occupational Therapist Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre PRESENTATION   Topic: Cognitive Rehabilitation of Memory Deficits Following a Stroke Presenter: Susan Traini, Occupational Therapist, Dryden Regional Health Centre and […]

  • Highlights from the University of Alberta’s Stroke Rehabilitation Certificate Course – Part 2

    Topic: The Utilization of a Telehealth Social Problem-Solving Intervention to Improve Quality of Life for Informal Caregivers of Stroke Survivors Presenter: Erica Ogilvie, Occupational Therapist Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre PRESENTATION Topic: Quality Improvement Project to Optimize Best Practices in Stroke Rehabilitation Follow-up Services at the Dryden Area Family Health Team Presenter: Susan […]

  • Provincial Stroke Rounds – Stroke Mimics: A Diagnostic Challenge

    The Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network invites you to participate in Provincial Stroke Rounds via videoconference or webcast: Title: Stroke Mimics: A Diagnostic Challenge Date/time: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 0800-0900 hours EST Presenter: Dr. Ghazala Iffat Basir, Neurologist Host site: Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (Site 55, System 11) Objectives: At the end of […]

  • Introduction to Supportive Conversation for Adults with Aphasia Community Workshop

    Dryden, Ontario Dryden, Ontario

    Free Registration & Light Lunch Provided! Sponsored by the Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network  Overview:  The 1/2 day workshop will be a mix of theory and practical activities. The Introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults With Aphasia or SCA is designed to help people who “know more than they can say” express their opinions and […]

  • The Invention of Precision Stroke Medicine – Heart and Stroke Foundation Barnett Memorial Lectureship and Visiting Professorship

    You are invited to the Heart and Stroke Foundation Barnett Memorial Lectureship and Visiting Professorship. This Lectureship is hosted by Ontario medical schools on an annual rotation basis. This year it is being hosted by Queen’s University. The objective is to provide a forum where a distinguished expert in the field of cerebrovascular disease addresses […]

  • Palliative care needs of stroke patients & families: Practical approaches to improvement

    The Northeastern Ontario Regional Stroke Network invites you to participate in Provincial Stroke Rounds via videoconference or webcast:   Location      TBRHSC - ICP Main Meeting Room 2178    Presenter:             Dr. Jeff Myers, MD, MSEd, CCFP(PC)  Host site:     Health Sciences North                    (Site 31, System 07)  Objectives: At the end of this presentation, the target […]

  • “Introduction to Supportive Conversation for Adults with Aphasia”.

    Free Registration & Light Lunch Provided! Sponsored by the Northwestern Ontario Regional Stroke Network  Overview:  The 1/2 day workshop will be a mix of theory and practical activities. The Introduction to Supported Conversation for Adults With Aphasia or SCA is designed to help people who “know more than they can say” express their opinions and feelings […]

  • Hot topics in secondary stroke prevention

    You are invited to a Heart & Stroke Webinar on the 6th edition of the Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations- Secondary Prevention of Stroke. Presenter: Dr. Ted Wein Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University Stroke Prevention Clinic, Montreal General Hospital Location: TBRMC- Room 202C POSTER

  • NDT Introductory Workshop in the Management of Adults with Stroke, Brain Injury and Other Neuro-motor Disorders

    This course provides an opportunity for health care professionals to gain insight into the basic principles of the NDT approach and how it is applied to clinical practice to promote recovery in individuals with neurological impairments. Current theoretical foundations and evidence supporting an NDT approach will be presented as well as specific and practical information […]

  • Regional Rehabilitative Care Program Presents: Best Practices in the North West LHIN

    Lakehead University Faculty Lounge 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario

    Join us for this one-day conference designed to support ongoing learning for physical rehabilitation professionals. Conference participants will have the opportunity to: Stay informed of best practices and quality-based procedures in neurology, orthopaedics, medically complex care, geriatric care and clinical education Learn new clinical skills and outcome measures Network with other rehabilitation professionals See poster […]

    Free

  • Provincial Stroke Rounds – Outpatient/Community Stroke Rehabilitation: Evaluating a Model System of Home and Hospital-Based Outpatient Therapy

    The Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network invites you to participate in Provincial Stroke Rounds  via videoconference or webcast: Please join this upcoming CME – accredited stroke education videoconference. Topic: Outpatient/Community Stroke Rehabilitation: Evaluating a Model System of Home and Hospital-Based Outpatient Therapy Presenter: Dr. R. Teasell Host Site:          Parkwood Institute (system #0396)  Objectives:        At the […]

  • Heart & Stroke Foundation Clinical Update 2017

    Toronto, Ontario

    Heart & Stroke Clinical Update Dec. 8-9, 2017 (Pre-conference Dec. 7) Hilton Toronto Downtown The 48th Heart & Stroke Clinical Update was held on December 8 and 9th in Toronto. Outstanding sessions by renowned researchers and experts from multiple disciplines provided cutting edge science updates and practical approaches to the prevention and management of heart […]

  • Incidence and Secondary Prevention of Stroke during Pregnancy

    Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations Webinar Invitation Join us for an upcoming webinar on Monday December 11th at 12:00pm PST/3:00pmEST - 1:00pmPST/4:00pmEST.  Room: 3004A in person at TBRHSC site. Incidence and Secondary Prevention of Stroke during Pregnancy This past Friday The Heart & Stroke Canadian Stroke Best Practice Consensus Statement: Secondary Stroke Prevention during Pregnancy […]